Beer Nut: Medusa, Dorchester Brewing plan creepy Halloween

Things are about to get spooky at two local breweries celebrating Halloween with beer bashes.

Medusa Brewing Company, 111 Main St. Hudson, will host Halloween in the Taproom on Oct. 28 from 6 p.m. until closing.

Medusa will release it’s “anti-pumpkin beer,” Witchfinder General,” which is a big and bold pumpkin stout.

The band, Blue Lights Bandits, will perform all night and there will be a costume contest. There will be a photo booth from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

There is no cover charge.

That same day, Dorchester Brewing Company will host its Trick-or-Beer Bash at its 1250 Massachusetts Ave. brewery from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dorchester will release its ode to Edgar Allen Poe in the form of Lenore, an Irish stout named for Poe’s mistress.

From noon to 4 p.m. there will be adult trick-or-treating. Participants will be able to pick items from a bag of goodies, and the items that are available will be changed every hour.

Music will be provided by the Erlenmeyers Band from 1 to 4 p.m. and D.J. Sprino will provide music for the Halloween dance party from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Jamaica Mi Hungry food truck will be there from 1 to 8 p.m. and there will be a costume contest at 4:30 p.m. The winner will receive a $50 Dorchester Brewing Company gift card.

For more info, go to www.dorchesterbrewing.com/events/event/trick-beer-bash/.

Lamplighter Brewing Company, 284 Broadway, will host "Flannels & Foliage,” a non-Halloween party at its Cambridge brewery on Oct. 26 at 5 p.m.

That day, they will release their first ever Imperial Stout, After Midnight. The brand new beer is brewed with Madagascar vanilla beans and Vermont maple syrup. Described as “creamy, decadent and rich,” After Midnight is a big, 9 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) stout.

Along with the beer, there will be food – Belgian waffles that can be topped with pulled pork and BBQ sauce or maple bourbon pecan ice cream and maple syrup.

During the release party, people are asked to wear their favorite flannel attire, and famous painter of trees and crowds, Bob Ross, will be projected on the big screen to keep everyone entertained, or at least to teach them the wet on wet method of painting.

Finally, this weekend, Atwood’s Tavern, 877 Cambridge St., Cambridge will be hosting “Belgium in the Backyard.”

The bar will host the event in its patio on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Monday from 3:30 p.m. until the beer runs out.

Entrance is $15 and includes a branded glass and the first pour. Advance tickets can be purchased at brownpapertickets.com.

Participating breweries are Chouffe, Duvel, Ommegang, Maredous and Liefmans. The menu will have Belgian-inspired food, including Belgian waffles.

Norman Miller is a Daily News staff writer. Email him at nmiller@wickedlocal.com or call 508-626-3823. Check out the Beer Nut blog at http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/section/blogs01?taxid=646&start=2. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @RealBeerNut and on Facebook at facebook.com/NormanMillerBeerNut.